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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dobrъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dabras, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ-ro-s, from *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“to fashion, fit”). Morphologically formed as *dòbъ +‎ *-rъ.

Cognate with Latin faber.

Adjective

*dòbrъ (comparative *lučьjь or *uňьjь)[1][2]

  1. good
    Antonym: *zъlъ

Declension

Accent paradigm b.

Indefinite declension of *dobrъ (hard)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *dobrъ *dobra *dobro
Accusative *dobrъ *dobrǫ *dobro
Genitive *dobra *dobry *dobra
Locative *dobrě *dobrě *dobrě
Dative *dobru *dobrě *dobru
Instrumental *dobromь *dobrojǫ *dobromь
Vocative *dobre *dobro *dobro
Dual Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *dobra *dobrě *dobrě
Accusative *dobra *dobrě *dobrě
Genitive *dobru *dobru *dobru
Locative *dobru *dobru *dobru
Dative *dobroma *dobrama *dobroma
Instrumental *dobroma *dobrama *dobroma
Vocative *dobra *dobrě *dobrě
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *dobri *dobry *dobra
Accusative *dobry *dobry *dobra
Genitive *dobrъ *dobrъ *dobrъ
Locative *dobrěxъ *dobraxъ *dobrěxъ
Dative *dobromъ *dobramъ *dobromъ
Instrumental *dobry *dobrami *dobry
Vocative *dobri *dobry *dobra
Definite declension of *dobrъ (hard)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *dobrъjь *dobraja *dobroje
Accusative *dobrъjь *dobrǫjǫ *dobroje
Genitive *dobrajego *dobryję *dobrajego
Locative *dobrějemь *dobrěji *dobrějemь
Dative *dobrujemu *dobrěji *dobrujemu
Instrumental *dobryjimi *dobrǫjǫ *dobryjimi
Vocative *dobrъjь *dobraja *dobroje
Dual Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *dobraja *dobrěji *dobrěji
Accusative *dobraja *dobrěji *dobrěji
Genitive *dobruju *dobruju *dobruju
Locative *dobruju *dobruju *dobruju
Dative *dobryjima *dobryjima *dobryjima
Instrumental *dobryjima *dobryjima *dobryjima
Vocative *dobraja *dobrěji *dobrěji
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *dobriji *dobryję *dobraja
Accusative *dobryję *dobryję *dobraja
Genitive *dobrъjixъ *dobrъjixъ *dobrъjixъ
Locative *dobryjixъ *dobryjixъ *dobryjixъ
Dative *dobryjimъ *dobryjimъ *dobryjimъ
Instrumental *dobryjimi *dobryjimi *dobryjimi
Vocative *dobriji *dobryję *dobraja

Derived terms
  • *dobrovati (“to become better”)
  • *dobriti (“to do well”)
    • *podobriti (“to improve, to do better”)
    • *odobriti (“to approve”)
  • *dobrostь (“virtue”)
  • *dobrota (“goodness, kindness”)
  • *dobrina (“goodness, benevolence”)
  • *dobryni (“excellence, welfare”)
  • *dobrьcь (“measles”)
  • *dobriťь (“good person”)

Descendants

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dobrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 110: “adj. o ‘good’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “dobrъ dobra dobro”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 123; (PR 135); PR 136)”
  3. “доброго”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, (please provide a date or year) (document № 271)
  4. “добрꙑ”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, (please provide a date or year) (document № 358)
  5. “доброю”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, (please provide a date or year) (document № 227)
  6. “добръ”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, (please provide a date or year) (document № 69)
  7. “добръ”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, (please provide a date or year) (document № 314)
  8. “добрь”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, (please provide a date or year) (document № 351)
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